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| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Dates |
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| MLS Cup | Seattle Sounders FC (2nd title) |
| Supporters' Shield | Los Angeles FC (1st shield) |
| Champions League (United States) | Atlanta United FC Los Angeles FC New York City FC Seattle Sounders FC |
| Champions League (Canada) | Montreal Impact |
| Leagues Cup (canceled) | D.C. United LA Galaxy Minnesota United FC New York Red Bulls Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake Toronto FC |
| Matches played | 408 |
| Goals scored | 1,241 (3.04 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Carlos Vela (34 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Brad Guzan Bill Hamid (14 shutouts each) |
| Biggest home win | 6 goals: SKC 7–1 MTL (March 30) MIN 7–1 CIN (June 29) DAL 6–0 SKC (October 6) |
| Biggest away win | 5 goals: SJ 0–5 LAFC (March 30) |
| Highest scoring | 9 goals: COL 6–3 MTL (August 3) LA 7–2 SKC (September 15) |
| Longest winning run | 6 games: Seattle Sounders FC (September 29 – November 10) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 games: Toronto FC (August 10 – November 10) |
| Longest winless run | 11 games: Colorado Rapids (March 2 – May 19) |
| Longest losing run | 8 games: Colorado Rapids (March 23 – May 19) |
| Highest attendance | 72,548 ATL 3–0 LA (August 3) |
| Lowest attendance | 6,074 CHI 5–0 NE (May 8) |
| Total attendance | 8,676,109 |
| Average attendance | 21,265 |
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The 2019 Major League Soccer season was the 24th season of Major League Soccer. The regular season began on March 2, 2019 and ended on October 6. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 19 and concluded with MLS Cup 2019 on November 10, under a new format that included 14 teams and consisted only of single-match rounds.[1]
FC Cincinnati joined the league as an expansion franchise, bringing the total number of clubs to 24.[2] Minnesota United FC opened their first soccer-specific stadium, Allianz Field, on April 13.[3]
Atlanta United FC were the defending MLS Cup champions, while New York Red Bulls were the defending Supporters' Shield winners.[4][5]
Los Angeles FC won their first Supporters' Shield with an MLS single-season record 72 points, while Seattle Sounders FC won their second MLS Cup title.
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- ^ Straus, Brian (May 24, 2018). "FC Cincinnati to Be Awarded MLS Expansion Team, Club to Join League in 2019". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ Quillen, Ian (April 13, 2019). "Osvaldo Alonso volleys in first goal in Allianz Field history for MNUFC". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ Das, Andrew (October 28, 2018). "Red Bulls Clinch M.L.S. Regular-Season Title". The New York Times. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ Roberson, Doug (December 8, 2018). "MLS Cup champs: Atlanta United defeats Portland". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 9, 2018.